Gareth Bale

Former Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is set to sign for MLS side Los Angeles FC; he is looking to maintain his fitness ahead of Wales appearance at the ...

Together we were able to create some moments that will live forever in the history of this club and football. "The MLS is going to love having him. He needs to be playing for the World Cup in a few months and also it's in season. He's going to find it a challenge, it's not going to be easy for him because it's a fast, end-to-end league and you've got to be fit. "Every location he's going to go to, it's going to be competitive. Knowing him and having played with him, understanding his mentality, I think he's going to love it.

Wales captain Bale has chosen to head to the Major Soccer League after being torn between signing for the Bluebirds and moving to America.

Wales begin their World Cup campaign against the USA in Qatar on November 21, with Rob Page's men facing Iran four days later. But in reality a Championship club should never have been in the race to sign a world class player of Bale's stature. Bale, at 32, can still command an enormous salary because of his goal-getting ability. - Gareth Bale at Cardiff City training base as he speaks with manager Steve Morison for first time In the end, the lure of a year on the west coast of America, with the vast riches on offer, proved too much for Cardiff to match. READ MORE: Gareth Bale at Cardiff City training base as he speaks with manager Steve Morison for first time

The five-time Champions League winner is soon to be a free agent and is looking for a new club ahead of playing for Wales at the World Cup in Qatar, which ...

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: “I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options.” Bale, 32, had been linked with a move to hometown club Cardiff following the end of a nine-year stay at Real Madrid, but he now appears set to continue his career with a move to the United States.

LAFC are finalising a deal to sign Gareth Bale on a free transfer following the expiry of his Real Madrid contract, according to reports in the United ...

He has to take that responsibility himself and that will determine whether he plays a lot of football because if he’s not able to train like that through the week the manager at the respective club might not want to select him on the weekend. He understands what he needs to do. Page said: "We haven’t got 10 Gareth Bales in that [Wales] changing room.

Gareth Bale is set to leave Real Madrid after nine years in the Spanish capital, but looks set to turn down a move to hometown club Cardiff City in order to ...

Bale helped Wales seal their place at the World Cup when his free-kick was deflected in by Ukraine forward Andriy Yarmolenko in June's play-off game. He had been strongly linked with a switch to hometown club Cardiff City, but instead looks set for his MLS bow as he attempts to get more game time ahead of the World Cup. Chiellini, who was announced by the club after a long stint at Juventus, will be officially unveiled on June 29.

Tottenham icon and Welsh hero Gareth Bale has snubbed the opportunity to stay in the UK to play football in 2022/23 as he is in the process of finalising a ...

The likes of Richarlison are being targeted in the attacking areas as Paratici is understood to be hard at work regarding a fourth transfer addition which isn't seen to be imminent anytime soon amid the latest Djed Spence update. According to MLS journalist Tom Bogart who reported this exclusive first, table-topping Los Angeles FC are currently in the process of finalising a deal to sign the winger who will now be able to try and replicate what Wayne Rooney did in the MLS during his brief stint. The 32-year-old played a total of 280 minutes in La Liga last term, as per FBref.com, whilst he only clocked up a mere nine minutes in the Champions League. Upon release from the Santiago Bernabeu, questions about retirement were popping up.

As the Wales captain prepares to move to Major League Soccer, the PA news agency looks at his career goalscoring record. In England. Gareth Bale celebrates a ...

His 21 in all competitions in 2017-18 represents that last time he passed 20 goals in a season, with just 11 league goals for Real after that point – and the same again during his temporary Spurs return. He of course returned to Spurs on loan for the majority of the 2020-21 season, producing spells of his old form as he scored 11 league goals and 16 in 34 games in all competitions. After notching only six goals in his first three seasons in north London, he hit double figures in the next two and then 26, including 21 in the Premier League, in a career-best 2012-13 campaign before leaving for Real Madrid with a record of 56 goals in 203 games for Tottenham.

The last time Gareth Bale featured prominently in the USA came in his final summer at Tottenham Hotspur with a huge billboard in New York's Times Square.

The MLS season is in full swing, having begun in February, and if Bale were able to start playing immediately, his first game for his new club would be the LA derby, as LAFC welcomes LA Galaxy on July 9. So there's a certain bookend to the fact that nine years later, Bale is set to return to the USA in person with a move that will likely bring the end of his career at MLS side Los Angeles FC. The Welshman is expected to sign a year-long deal with an option to extend it if he wants to prolong his time in the city. Bale will turn 33 next month, and while Spurs did sign a 33-year-old in Ivan Perisic this summer, the Croatian has steered clear of injuries on the whole in his career, missing just 40 matches through injury across his entire 14-year career, an average of 2.8 games missed a season. Some Spurs fans wanted him back at their club for a third spell, but realistically it was never really an option. It's not the fairy-tale finale at his hometown club, but it is a Hollywood ending to a glittering career, and Gareth Bale will be hoping that he signs off in style for his country and his final club. In July 2013, Bale's image was splashed across the massive 40ft billboard, announcing NBC's coverage of the new Premier League season.

The five-time Champions League winner is soon to be a free agent and is looking for a new club ahead of playing for Wales at the World Cup in Qatar, which ...

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: “I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options.” Bale, 32, had been linked with a move to hometown club Cardiff following the end of a nine-year stay at Real Madrid, but he now appears set to continue his career with a move to the United States.

In other elite-player news, Paris Saint-Germain seems prepared to keep Neymar by offering the world's most expensive transfer a lucrative contract extension, as ...

Next season, the 30-year-old is no more likely to take PSG to the next level than he was earlier in his career. Betting too much on one player has been a problem, and the same approach has also put unnecessary pressure on him at World Cups, which hasn’t worked out. What’s also crazy is how Real has gone on to win more trophies with him on the sidelines, a peripheral figure to whom they can still afford to pay high wages. As Diario AS wrote earlier this month, a curse (Spanish) seems to have fallen over the majority of signings costing over €100 million ($106 million), of which there have been 12 so far. Combined, Real and PSG have spent well over €300 million ($317 million) in upfront fees for the players mentioned, plus much more in wages. Yet, with discontent never far away from both players, they each represent the same curious reality within super clubs today, which has been growing in relevance for a while—that money is virtually boundless, and what it brings is never enough.

The five-time Champions League winner is soon to be a free agent and is looking for a new club ahead of playing for Wales at the World Cup in Qatar, which ...

Wales forward Gareth Bale has agreed to join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on an initial one-year deal when his contract with Real Madrid expires, ...

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: “I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options.” Bale, 32, had been linked with a move to hometown club Cardiff following the end of a nine-year stay at Real Madrid, but he now appears set to continue his career with a move to the United States.

The Wales star has been looking at a number of options including training with Cardiff City in the short term as he prepares to maintain fitness ahead of ...

With varied outside business interests and a passion for golf, Bale was never likely to try to play into his late thirties like Cristiano Ronaldo but he does now have the chance to prolong his career in the short-term, though MLS fans will be interested to see his mindset after the World Cup. Gareth Bale has ended uncertainty over his future by confirming he has joined MLS side Los Angeles FC, as he aims for regular game time ahead of the World Cup. Wales, Golf... LA! Gareth Bale signs shock one-year deal at Los Angeles FC as he snubs Cardiff and Spurs rumours to become latest big name in MLS... with forward aiming for regular game-time before heading to the World Cup in Qatar

Wales forward Gareth Bale has agreed to join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on an initial one-year deal when his contract with Real Madrid expires, ...

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: “I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options.” Bale, 32, had been linked with a move to hometown club Cardiff following the end of a nine-year stay at Real Madrid, but he now appears set to continue his career with a move to the United States.

As the Wales captain prepares to move to Major League Soccer, the PA news agency looks at his career goalscoring record. In England. Gareth Bale celebrates a ...

His 21 in all competitions in 2017-18 represents that last time he passed 20 goals in a season, with just 11 league goals for Real after that point – and the same again during his temporary Spurs return. He of course returned to Spurs on loan for the majority of the 2020-21 season, producing spells of his old form as he scored 11 league goals and 16 in 34 games in all competitions. After notching only six goals in his first three seasons in north London, he hit double figures in the next two and then 26, including 21 in the Premier League, in a career-best 2012-13 campaign before leaving for Real Madrid with a record of 56 goals in 203 games for Tottenham.

LAFC is close to a deal to bring Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale to Major League Soccer, sources have told ESPN.

In 2019, Bale was on the verge of joining Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning, but the move broke down in the final stages after his agent, Jonathan Barnett, said Madrid changed their mind. In eight seasons with Real Madrid, Bale was part of five Champions League-winning sides and won LaLiga on three occasions. He was whistled by fans at the Bernabeu after he had been pictured with a banner that read: "Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that Order" while celebrating with international teammates in November 2019. Bale scored twice in the 2018 Champions League final against Liverpool, including a spectacular overhead kick, but by that time his injury problems had become more frequent and his relationship with then-manager Zinedine Zidane had begun to suffer. He was initially a key member of the team, scoring in their Champions League and Copa del Rey final wins in his first season and forming a formidable front three alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. Sources told ESPN that Bale will fly out at the end of the week after a short break and sign a deal until the end of this season with the option of another year.

Wales forward Gareth Bale has agreed to join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on an initial one-year deal when his contract with Real Madrid expires, ...

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: “I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options.” Bale, 32, had been linked with a move to hometown club Cardiff following the end of a nine-year stay at Real Madrid, but he now appears set to continue his career with a move to the United States.

As the Wales captain prepares to move to Major League Soccer, the PA news agency looks at his career goalscoring record. In England. Gareth Bale celebrates a ...

His 21 in all competitions in 2017-18 represents that last time he passed 20 goals in a season, with just 11 league goals for Real after that point – and the same again during his temporary Spurs return. He of course returned to Spurs on loan for the majority of the 2020-21 season, producing spells of his old form as he scored 11 league goals and 16 in 34 games in all competitions. After notching only six goals in his first three seasons in north London, he hit double figures in the next two and then 26, including 21 in the Premier League, in a career-best 2012-13 campaign before leaving for Real Madrid with a record of 56 goals in 203 games for Tottenham.

The five-time Champions League winner is soon to be a free agent and is looking for a new club ahead of playing for Wales at the World Cup in Qatar, which ...

As the Wales captain prepares to move to Major League Soccer, the PA news agency looks at his career goalscoring record. In England. Gareth Bale celebrates a ...

His 21 in all competitions in 2017-18 represents that last time he passed 20 goals in a season, with just 11 league goals for Real after that point – and the same again during his temporary Spurs return. He of course returned to Spurs on loan for the majority of the 2020-21 season, producing spells of his old form as he scored 11 league goals and 16 in 34 games in all competitions. After notching only six goals in his first three seasons in north London, he hit double figures in the next two and then 26, including 21 in the Premier League, in a career-best 2012-13 campaign before leaving for Real Madrid with a record of 56 goals in 203 games for Tottenham.

Wales forward Gareth Bale has agreed to join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on an initial one-year deal when his contract with Real Madrid expires, ...

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: “I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options.” Bale, 32, had been linked with a move to hometown club Cardiff following the end of a nine-year stay at Real Madrid, but he now appears set to continue his career with a move to the United States.

The future of Wales forward Gareth Bale is in MLS with LAFC. Here's how social media reacted to the shock news.

This assist from prime Real Madrid Bale 🔥🔥— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/IUMB7Ds1a8 June 25, 2022 😉😉😉— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/cCmDtoSMho June 25, 2022 The real reason Bale signed for LAFC— El Moon Doughh (@moon_doughh) pic.twitter.com/Uc3h7SA6Ar June 25, 2022 Gareth Bale said this in 2020 👀— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/xjMnxi6FAl June 25, 2022 Wales. Golf. LAFC.— Chris (@_el_chris) #LAFC #Bale pic.twitter.com/0ZGuvhMSqj June 25, 2022 Gareth Bale in his new LAFC threads 🤩— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/Zx5YqWC3ny June 25, 2022 But now he's on his way to Major League Soccer... with LAFC! to win the final!— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) All in MLS. ⭐️ 🌟 pic.twitter.com/EiLhntosfG June 25, 2022 See you soon, Los Angeles. 👊— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) @LAFC @LAFC3252 pic.twitter.com/GVP8WVWLPe June 25, 2022 Life is good for LAFC 😎 pic.twitter.com/46FVtxTUUY June 25, 2022 Gareth Bale 🏴— Tom Bogert (@tombogert)

Wales forward Gareth Bale has agreed to join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on an initial one-year deal when his contract with Real Madrid expires, ...

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: “I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options.” Bale, 32, had been linked with a move to hometown club Cardiff following the end of a nine-year stay at Real Madrid, but he now appears set to continue his career with a move to the United States.